Talks & Entertainment

Paul Auster

With a passion for realism and a great tenderness and fierce attachment to history, 4 3 2 1 is a sweeping and surprising story of birthright and possibility, of love and life itself.

Carlos Henriquez Sextet

The distinguished artist is well-known to local audiences as the veteran bassist of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO). Born and raised in the Bronx, Henriquez played in his teens More +

Ute Lemper: Songs for Eternity

As a postwar German native who now lives in New York and is married to a Jewish man, Lemper is eternally sensitive and tortured by the history of the Holocaust. She considers it her responsibility and has an ethical longing to honor the Jewish people and to stimulate the dialogue about the terrible past.

Trayvon Martin’s Parents: Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin

In Conversation with Chris Jackson

Timed with the five-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, his parents offer the true inside story of their son’s life, struggles, and death for the first time in Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin.

Colin Currie

A performance by the Scotland-based artist is a pulse-quickening journey through both artistic styles and physical space. The renowned percussionist has commissioned and premiered works from a wealth of composers of wide-ranging cultures and traditions, earning 2015’s Instrumentalist of the Year honors from Britain’s Royal Philharmonic Society for his achievements.

UCB Improv Crash Course

This intimate UCB workshop is a two-hour long “crash course” in the UCB style of long-form improvisational comedy, based on the same ideas that are central to UCB’s Improv 101 class in NYC.

Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company

The Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company brings the very best of its New York City and Los Angeles theatres to our stage.

Laura Mvula

The critically acclaimed R&B artist is one of the most exciting musical talents to come out of the UK. Her unique character and musical mind have broken the boundaries of music since the release of her debut EP in 2012.

How Trump Could Build an Autocracy

A Conversation with David Frum and Scott Stossel

David Frum, an Atlantic senior editor and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, speaks with Scott Stossel, editor of The Atlantic magazine, about “How to Build an Autocracy,” his cover story in the latest issue of The Atlantic, outlining why he believes President Trump could lead our democracy to an autocracy, and what it could mean for the future of the Republic.

Man’s Attempt at Thoughtfulness

Combining spirituality, psychology, modern masculinity, and good scotch, Rabbi Scott brings a group of men together to attempt some thoughtfulness about life’s more important questions.